Cartridge-belt



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J. B. WILLIAMSON. CARTRIDGE BELT.

Patented May 28, 1895.

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JOHN B. WILLIAMSON, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY:

CARTRIDGE-BELT.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 539,970, dated May 28, 1895. A plication filed March 1, 1895. Serial No. 540,198. (NomodeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. WILLIAMSON,

of Louisville, in the county of J efierson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Belts;

and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in- V vention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in cartridge belts the object being to construct and arrange the several parts so that the withdrawal of cartridges can be easily and quickly accomplished.

My invention consists of a belt having a pocket depending therefrom and a passageway or passageways secured to said belt and in communication with said pocket.

My invention further consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts aswill be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form.

A represents a belt constructed of any suitable material and B the buckle by means of V of fastening may be varied at pleasure, as any which the belt'is fastened about the body of a person in the ordinary manner. The means of the well known devices in common use may be employed.

Secured to belt Aand dependingtherefrom is a pocket or cartridge receptacle 0, which latter is preferably constructed in two parts a, b, the former being composed of cloth, canvas or equivalent material, while the latter is formed from any suitable net work. The part a constitutes the mouth of the pocket or receptacle and is sewed or otherwise fastened to belt A, while partb constitutes the body or receiving. portion of said pocket and is sewed to and depends from the bottom ends of belt A and part a.

D is a passageway or feeder, one end of which is connected to belt A, while the opposite or lower end thereof is secured to and in open communication with pocket or receptacle G. The entrance to passageway or belt A, and is of sufficient dimensions to permit of the introduction of the hand or a portion thereof.

Inthe form shown-in Fig. 2, the pocket or receptacle E, is provided with two passageways'or feeders F, F.

Passageway D is constructed totally independent of belt A, the front face of the latter only acting as a place of attachment, while passageways F, F, are dependent on belt A for their rear sides. Pockets O, E, may if desired be made entirely separate and independent of the belt and then sewed or other wise secured thereon.

In belts now in common use considerable time is lost on occasions Where rapid firing is necessary, by reason of the fact that each carof said pocket with great rapiditysand when the cartridges contained in said pocket get belowlthe level of the opening leading into the passageway or passageways, the cartridges contained in said passageway or passageways, will then fall by gravity into said pocket.

Owing to the elasticity of part b of pocket 0, the escape of cartridges will be absolutely prevented, no matter what position the wearer might assume, as such elastic part will cause the pocket to close sufficiently to prevent escape.

It is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made without departing from my invention and hence I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself i to the particular construction and arrangement of partsshown and described, but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. A receptacle for cartridges, consisting of a belt orequivalent means adapted to be su pported or fastened to a person, a pocket depending from said belt or equivalent device,

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said pocket provided with an outside opening, capable of: receiving the operator s'hand and a passageway or feeder having communication with said pocket.

2. A receptacle for cartridges, consisting of a belt provided with means for its attachment, a pocket depending from-saidbelt sai-d pocket provided with an outside opening capable of receiving the operators hand and a passageway, one end of which is secured to saidbelt, while its opposite end is in open communica-- tionh with said pocket, substantially as set fort 3. A receptacle for cartridges;consistihgaof 1 a belt provided with means forits attachment about the body ofa persomapocket depending from said belt, the top of said pocket beingrconstructed of non-elastic or yieldingnma+ terial, while the bottom thereof isconstructed of yielding material, anda passageway-,one end of=which is secured toand inopencornmunication with said pocket, while the'opposite-end thereof is secured 'to= said-beltg-the 

